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Wakefield via Gateway State Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Wakefield via Gateway State Trail is a 5.2-mile out-and-back near North Saint Paul, MN. The route reaches Wakefield. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi906 – 951 ft5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.01473, -93.00620
Nearest town North Saint Paul, MN
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Wakefield via Gateway State Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Elevation 905–953 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 45.01473, -93.00620

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:15 PM

Transit-accessible: Mcknight Rd stop 157 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  3. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 350 ftContinue straight onto Gateway State Trail, heading SW.
  7. 1.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 0.4 miPass Wakefield.
  9. 0.4 miReach Wakefield, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 2.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  13. 150 ftSharp left, heading N.
  14. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/wakefield-out-back-8-km

Trail surface

97% paved3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Mcknight Rd stop 157 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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